PILGRIMS' HYMN

(Chorus from the one-act opera The Three Hermits)

Stephen Paulus

Michael Dennis Browne

q ca.
p
4
& 4 b

Soprano
Alto

p
? 44 b b

cresc. . .
p
P
54 b
44

b .. b b
b b

qca.
& 44 b
p
Optional
? 4 b b
4

Ev - en be

S, A

P
& b w
P
?
b

God,

T, B

God,

& b w
P
?
b
5

b
b
b

b b

To

name

To

ask

fore we call on Your

5
4
4 b b b 4 b .. b
b
cresc. . .
p
P
5 b b 4 b b ..

4 b b 4

name

5 b b P
b.
4 b b 44 b .

Ev - en be

Tenor
Bass

- fore we call on Your

cresc. . .

bb b

p
p

When we

When we

b
p
b

ask

You, O

You, O

bb b

P
54 b
b b

44

cresc. . .

P
54 bb b
b

seek

for the
words to glo
cresc. . .

ri

seek

for the

ri

b b

b b

words to glo

45 b b b

P
cresc. . .
5 b b
4 b b

Copyright 2003 by Stephen Paulus and Michael Dennis Browne

All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Printed in U.S.A.
Text used by permission of Michael Dennis Browne
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44
44
4
4

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T, B

& 44 b
fy

You,

fy

You,

? 44 b b
9

& 44 b
? 4 b b
4
9

S, A

P
4
& 4 b b

42 b
b

You

42 b

You

42 b
b
2
4 b

Un - ceas-ing

T, B

P b
? 44 b
14

Un - ceas-ing

& 44 b b
P
b
? 44 b
14

44
bb b

b w

42

44 b

b b b

42

44
bb b

b w

42

hear

hear

our

our

4
b
4

P
F
b
42 b

love,

prayer.

b b b

44 b b

cresc. . .

F b P
b
42
love,

prayer.

un - ceas - ing
cresc. . .

b
44 b

44 b b

un - ceas - ing

b
42 b
F
P
b
b
42

b
44 b

cresc. . .

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2
4

44

44
44

4
4

b
42 b b
love

sur

love

sur

b
42

b
42 b b
b
24

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f
n
&n

f
? #

pass

T, B

18

pass

n
&n

18

ing

all

we

all

ing

we

know.

U
44 w
#w
44 U
ww

know.

4 w
4 #w
u

" 2F
4 b b

Glo

F
24
b

" 2
4 b b
F
2
4 b

Glo

43
-

43
43
3
4

& 43 b b b

44
b b

b b

? 43 b b
b

44 b b

And

b b b
bw

42

& 43 b b b

44
b b

b b

b b ww

42

? 43 b b
b

44 b b

ry

T, B

? #

S, A

44 U
ww

25

25

ry

to

to

the

the

Fa

Fa

ther,

ther,

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And

to the

to the

b b ww

42

Son

Son

b b b
bw

42

S, A

& 42 b
b

44 dim. . . . 43
b
b b b

And

T, B

to

And

to

& 42 b
b

dim. . . .

4 b
4 b

29

S, A

T, B

5
4 b b

43 b

3
4 b

ly

Spir

b.

ly

Spir

b.

b.

P
4
b 4 b ..
b 4Pb b ..
b 4

Ev - en with

dark -ness seal - ing us

cresc. . .

in,

Ev - en with

dark -ness seal - ing us

in,

5 b
4 b

& 44 b

5
4 b b

? 44 b b
34

Ho

b.

cresc. . .

? 44 b b
34

the

44
b b b

? 2 b
4b

& 44 b

Ho

dim. . . .
44 b 43 b
b

? 42 b
b
29

the

b 44 b ..
cresc. . .
P
5 b b 4 b b ..
4 b b 4

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p
b b
p
b

pU
b.

"

pU
b.
it.

U
b.
p
b.
u
it.

"

We

breathe

We

breathe Your

b b
p
b

Your

bb b

44
44
4
4

bb b

44

S, A

P
& b w

P
? b
b b
name,

T, B

38

name,

& b w
b
P
? b
b b
38

S, A

& 44 b ..

fast,

T, B

? 44 b b ..
42

fast,

& 44 b ..
? 44 b b ..
42

We

p
p

b
all

the
cresc. . .

days that fol - low so

And through

all

the

days that fol - low so

And through

b b

P
54 bb b
b

45 b b b
cresc. . .
P

5 b b
4 b b

b b

bb b

b w

You;

42

You;

b
b

42

42

trust

in

We

trust

bb b

P
54 b
44
b

cresc. . .

in

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b w

b b

42

44

44

p
p

4
4

44
44
44
44

S, A

P
& 44 b b
P b
? 44 b

End - less Your

T, B

46

End - less Your

& 44 b b
P
b
?4 b
4

46

S, A

fn
&n

yond

T, B

f#

50

? #
50

F b
b
42

Grace,

Grace,

42 b
F
b
2 b
4

44 b b

Be -

b
4b
4

end - less Your

all

44 b b

#
mor

mor

-7-

b
42 b b

end - less Your

grace,
cresc. . . . . . . . . .

all

cresc. . . . . . . . . .

b
44 b

yond

n
&n

F
42 b

b
24

grace,

b
42 b b
b
2
4

cresc. . . . . . . . . .

tal

tal

Be -

44 U
ww

dream.

U
44 w
#w

" 2
4
42

44 U
ww

" 2
4

44 w
#u
w

42

dream.

S, A

F
2
& 4 b b

43 b b b 44 b b

56

b
43 b b b 44 bb

Both

T, B

? 42 F
b

Both

& 42 b b
F
?2
4 b
56

S, A

& 42 b
b

and

T, B

? 42 b
b
61

and

& 42 b
b
? 42 b
b
61

now and for

now and for

b b b b b

ev - er,

And

ev - er,

b b

43 b b b 44 b b

And

ges,

ges,

44 b dim. . . .
b

44
b b
44 b
b

dim. . . .

un - to

b b

43 b .
A

43 b .
* (b .)
43 b .

43 b .
( b .)

* Optional pitch for some basses

PAU LU S

42

a - ges

b b b
b

a - ges

b b b b b

b
3
4
4 b b b 4 bb

44 dim. . . .
b b b

un - to

b b b
b

42
42
2
4

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b.

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